Friday Update – Meteorites

GREETINGS Earthlings! With all of the recent events associated with the Artemis II mission to the Moon and enhanced interest in Space and the Solar System it seems appropriate to have a look at what new specimens when have along the theme of Meteorites.

Of course, the term ‘new’ relates to when we acquired them, and not to when they arrived on Earth, or indeed when they were formed. If that was the case, you might well question how an Octahedrite Ni-Fe meteorite from Gibeon is new, when it formed approximately between 4 and 3.6 billion years ago.

Our selection today includes many different classes of meteorite, from iron, to stony, and stony-iron pallasites too – so representing everything from the core, out to the crust, of early planets. We also include thin section microscope slides of some of the classic stony meteorites for those with an interest in petrological studies.

These wonderful extraterrestrial rocks have already had a big impact on their arrival to Earth and may well do again when you see them. If you are interested in any do get in touch with us or order through our website.

I hope you have a lovely weekend. Next week we come back to Earth with a look at terrestrial minerals from Europe, and specifically Germany and Norway. Catch up again then.

Please note: Today's featured specimens are situated at both our US and UK showrooms.